This is a unique book which doesn't fit into any
obvious category. Part science fiction, part love story, part philosophical
thriller, Dead Forever is as much
about the exploration of inner, as outer space. Rarely has an author
tackled the question of reincarnation and explored the nature of consciousness
and memory in such an unusual and imaginative way. We follow the hero
on an action packed, rollercoaster ride in which his sense of identity
is tested to breaking point and beyond. Along the way, he discovers
the horror of being 'dead forever' and realises what it means to be
truly alive with the woman of his dreams!

The author has a rare gift for story telling which carries the reader
along page after page. But this book is much more than an unusual adventure
story. William Campbell has the knack of making the reader
feel the bewilderment and confusion of his hero as he is wrenched from
one bizarre encounter to the next, and is equally at home describing
the problems of repairing space ships with the power of thought, as
he is the complex philosophy of alternate realities.

Dead Forever could well be taken
as a metaphor for our times. Like the hero, many of us have no clear
idea of who we are, why we're here, or what the hell it all means —
if anything at all. The idea that this world is an illusion, from which
we must awaken in order to discover our real home and our true purpose,
is not a new one. The concept has recently been dusted down and given
new expression in such films as The Matrix.

What makes Dead Forever so compelling
is the fresh way in which these concepts are explored and the everyday
language with which the author develops his theme of 'life in death'.
We all have memories of being someone else, of living somewhere else,
even if these are no more than vague impressions that occasionally disturb
our waking consciousness with their tantalising suggestions. At its
simplest we call this 'deja vu'; at its most complex we may claim to
have lived before. Some may even claim that the earth and all it contains
is nothing more than a gigantic stage play managed by a Cosmic Playwright
for purposes we cannot even guess at. Arthur C Clarke and Douglas
Adams have both explored this idea from two very different directions.
William Campbell has given these concepts a completely new
and imaginative twist in this remarkable trilogy which will delight
and inspire the discerning reader.

Make no mistake, Dead Forever
is a unique book that challenges our ideas of reality and illusion and
offers some remarkable insights into who and what we may be. To read
it is both a delight and an inspiration. This is not a book that is
going to sink quietly into oblivion.